Cultivation: Fortune by Lots-Chapter 443 - 241. The Seventh Heavenly Layer, Connecting Heaven! (Two-in-One Chapter)_5
Wei Ancheng was a ruthless man with grand ambitions and little concern for personal grudges of the moment.
He might not go north to seek revenge on the Tang Imperial Court, the White Lotus Sect, or regions like Mount Shu, as that would expose his whereabouts and invite a siege.
However, the Blood River Lineage was like bloodthirsty sharks that stirred at the scent of blood.
If the great battle ahead were to commence, it was not impossible for Wei Ancheng to approach stealthily, awaiting his opportunity...
"What about the White Lotus Rebels?" Zhang Mu asked in a deep voice.
The attendant replied, "Ever since the so-called Future Maitreya of the White Lotus Sect lost contact in the Southern Wilderness, it seems the entire sect has gone into hiding, and little news has surfaced recently."
Zhang Mu said gravely, "We cannot take this lightly. We must constantly be aware of the movements and whereabouts of the three great rebels: White Lotus, Huangtian, and Dakong!"
"Yes, Prince!" the attendant affirmed.
As the attendant left, Zhang Mu still could not find peace enough to sleep.
His gaze lingered towards the north, and he remained silent for a long time.
In the ancestral mansion of the Qingzhou Ye Clan, the lights were still bright late into the night, and Ye Yan also remained awake.
He stood in the courtyard, also looking toward the north.
The news has leaked, Ye Yan muttered to himself. It has leaked a lot.
He had already heard about some changes in the Northern Border.
Lin Che and the others had encountered nothing but difficulties in the Northern Border.
Yet, the extent of the leak far exceeded expectations. It was not limited to just the Great Black Mountain in the Northern Border.
The Tang Imperial Court’s decisive response indicated they must have secured concrete information. This would be necessary to deploy manpower on such a large scale and even persuade the Pure Yang Palace and Mount Shu to invest significant efforts and capital.
This indicates that the level of the leak within the four prominent families and six high-status clans is very high indeed.
Chu Yu from Suzhou and Fang Yue from Jingxiang, or even the Xiao Clan from beyond Longwai, can be ruled out.
Since they have parted ways, they would not have had the opportunity to come into contact with core secrets.
If it were the Jiangzhou Lin Clan, then Lin Che himself would have to be the spy...
But if it was not the Jiangzhou Lin Clan, where did the problem lie?
Ye Yan’s gaze shifted from the Northern Border to the west.
Toward the location of the Capital City.
Zhang Wantong, what exactly are you trying to do...?
「Within the shattered expanse of the Foreign Lands.」
At its center, a grotesquely thriving scene was unfolding.
Vast amounts of Global Spiritual Qi interwove, centering around the glacial-like thunderclouds suspended in the sky, circulating continuously.
As time went on, the Global Spiritual Qi slowly diminished.
Yet the solidified dark thundercloud became increasingly massive.
Beside the dark thundercloud, a relatively smaller radiance flickered.
Specks of light dust spread out, resembling a nebula.
Lei Jun still sat in their midst. He was not performing the Star-stepping Spell, yet he was surrounded by numerous star-like specks of light that continuously rotated around him.
Although the dark thundercloud expanded, Lei Jun was not swept into it; he constantly maintained an unchanging distance from it.
Enveloped by the celestial array of orbiting stars, Lei Jun’s body exhibited new changes.
Beneath him, an immense Altar Field materialized from condensed light. It seemed illusory, yet was as real as any true place, sprawling out before him.
It was complete with eight doors and nine fields, and featured Six Curtains and Six Halls. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞
Upon the Altar Field, a Three-tiered Dharma Altar rose. Its first tier was square, the second octagonal, and the third perfectly round.
Lei Jun himself sat atop the third tier of this Dharma Altar.
Above his head, the Original Talismans reappeared, unfolding in the four cardinal directions. However, these talismans lacked the numerous Talisman Scriptures and runes of yore, displaying only extremely simple patterns:
One depicted a yin dragon and a yang tiger locked in an embrace.
Another showed a yang dragon and a yin tiger in a similar embrace.
A third displayed an array of the All Heavens Star Fighting.
And the fourth, the convergence of the earth’s mountains and rivers.
Above the four Original Talismans, a dazzling Spirit Elegance Mountain materialized.
Passing through its mountain gate, one would immediately see the Southern Dragon Tiger Tao Palace.
Ascending further, the main peak housed the Central Three Purity Taoist Palace.
To the left and right, the Western Spirit Official Tao Palace and the Eastern Mysterious Platform Taoist Palace stood distinctly.
Located on the rear mountain was the Northern Mysterious Underworld Taoist Palace.
Within the Central Three Pure Ones Palace, a Tao Seal was venerated.
The Tao Seal, ancient and unadorned, concealed its aura. It did not manifest its earlier wonders, embodying the artistic conception of divine objects naturally obscuring their brilliance.
Meanwhile, deep within Lei Jun’s Spiritual Soul, inside the True One Altar Cave Heaven, the Tao Foundation Altar was just as brightly lit.
The Forty-Nine Lamps flickered, echoing the specks of starlight encircling Lei Jun in the outside world.
Inside the third layer of the True One Altar, the consecrated images—be they of Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals or of all the Celestial Patriarchs—stood out distinctly amidst the manifold Tao Containment.
Normally, a Taoist Talisman Sect cultivator from the Middle Three Heavens hoping to break through to the Upper Three Realms would need the assistance of their sect’s Ancestral Altar.
Direct descendants of the Longhu Mountain Celestial Master’s Mansion all needed to perform their cultivation near the Altar of Wanfa Sect to attempt a breakthrough to the Seventh Layer of Heaven Realm.
But Lei Jun was an exception.
He could rely on the True One Altar, derived from the Celestial Master Seal, for assistance.
The True One Altar was originally born from the Altar of Wanfa Sect and was often considered a part of it.
Now, Lei Jun’s own Altar Field and Tao Palace were resonating with the True One Altar.
Then, a thunderous sound, capable of shaking one’s very soul, seemed to echo in the Void.
However, only Lei Jun could hear it.
The tribulation between the Sixth Heavenly Layer and the Seventh Heavenly Layer was upon him.
Beneath the stunning Thunder Light, Lei Jun’s Altar Field and Tao Palace seemed to tremble slightly, as if on the verge of collapse.
But the Tao Seal, as stable as a mountain, quelled the disturbance.
Outside, the All Heavens Star Fighting manifestation, formed by Lei Jun’s Mana and Tao Containment, faced the massive dark thundercloud.
One dynamic and one still, one light and one condensed, they faintly presented the image of the harmony of Liangyi.
A layer of Thunder Light slowly emerged on Lei Jun’s Tao Seal, but the seal itself remained undamaged.
Instead, as the Thunder Light reached its peak intensity, the Tao Seal—like a seed rooting and sprouting—burgeoned with vitality at this very moment.
A thick pillar of light shot straight up, shattering the Central Three Pure Ones Palace.
Although the Tao Palace shattered, its many fragments transformed into Tao Containment runes, continually merging into the massive pillar of light.
Subsequently, the other Tao Palaces, Original Talismans, altars, and the Tao Foundation Altar all followed suit.
The pillar of light grew increasingly dazzling and expansive, completely enveloping Lei Jun.
At this moment, the Spirit Light connected heaven and earth.
Lei Jun felt his perceptions expanding infinitely, as if merging with nature itself, then stretching further to the cosmos and the stars, becoming one with them.
And all of this signified that Lei Jun himself had successfully taken yet another step forward.
The Seventh Heavenly Layer of Daoist Talismans.
The Heaven-connecting Realm—achieved!
